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Coronavirus: ANZ chief economist on Budget
May 14, 2020 19:20 - 4 minutes - 4.1 MBThe Government's big spending budget lays out $50 billion to fight the impact of Covid-19 and steer New Zealand's economy back on track. But will it be enough? ANZ chief economist Sharon Zollner speaks to Kim Hill.
Timing wrong for helicopter cash - Grant Robertson
May 14, 2020 19:13 - 6 minutes - 6.32 MBGrant Robertson's big Budget is out. There's been a range of reactions to the Government's big spend on $50 billion to fight Covid-19, which includes an extension to the wage subsidy, $1.1 billion for green jobs and a $20 million war chest. What's not in it is a raise to benefit levels, helicopter cash payments to stimulate the economy or any changes to the tax system. Robertson speaks to Kim Hill.
National Party cries foul over Budget $20b blank cheque
May 14, 2020 19:09 - 4 minutes - 4.17 MBA $50 billion Covid-19 rescue package poured out of the Crown coffers yesterday when the Government revealed its rebuild plan - but it's the $20 billion dollar blank cheque that's got the Opposition crying foul. With just four months and four days untll the election, the National Party has labelled it a slush fund for election bribes. The campaign has unofficially kicked off and even New Zealand First and the Greens started singing from their own songsheets within hours of the Finance Mi...
Covid-19: Parliament progresses bill on overseas investment
May 14, 2020 18:55 - 4 minutes - 5.89 MBA bill granting the Government temporary screening powers on some overseas investments has passed its first stage in the debating chamber.
Business News for 15 May 2020
May 14, 2020 18:53 - 4 minutes - 3.91 MBNews from the business sector, including a market report.
News in Niuean for 15 May 2020
May 14, 2020 18:53 - 4 minutes - 3.96 MBThe latest news in Vagahau Niue - brought to you by Pacific Media Network
Coronavirus: Surge of interest in homeschooling after lockdown
May 14, 2020 18:50 - 3 minutes - 2.96 MBAre you completely relieved that your children are going back to school on Monday? Or feeling slightly sad? Google data is revealing a peak in people searching homeschooling and correspondence school information. The surge in interest came in the days before and after the Prime Minister announced New Zealand would be going to Level 2, and that students would be returning to school next week. Gill Bonnett reports.
Climate goals forgotten due to Covid-19 - scientist
May 14, 2020 18:48 - 1 minute - 1.78 MBAn environment scientist says our climate reduction goals have taken a back seat in this year's Budget in the scramble to recover from Covid-19. A total of $1.1 billion has been set aside in this year's national Budget for the environment, with a focus on creating 'nature-based' jobs in regions. Dr Janet Stephenson, director of Otago's Centre for Sustainability, says the economic disruption caused by the pandemic was the perfect chance to kickstart the economy in a sustainable way.
$400m allocated to replacing Cook Strait ferries
May 14, 2020 18:45 - 2 minutes - 2.23 MBThe 2020 budget allocated $400 million towards replacing the Cook Strait ferries which provide a crucial connection between the North and South islands. The money is just the first tranche of cash for a project expected to cost more than $1 billion. KiwiRail, which is the parent company of Interislander, hope to have two new ships in service by 2025. Kiwirail chief executive Greg Miller told David Reid much of the cash will be spent on resizing the ferry terminals to accommodate the bigg...
Budget wage subsidy extension relief for Fox Glacier Guiding
May 14, 2020 18:40 - 4 minutes - 4.43 MBA Fox Glacier tourism business decimated by the closing of New Zealand's borders says the sector will be in strife if the wage subsidy doesn't continue until next summer. Yesterday Grant Robertson announced the extension of the subsidy by eight weeks but increased the threshold for businesses to receive it. Rob Jewell says the subsidy has allowed him to hang on to his 58 full-time staff at Fox Glacier Guiding, but 97 percent of his customers are from overseas. He told RNZ reporter Jordan...
Budget social spending not enough - advocate
May 14, 2020 18:37 - 2 minutes - 2.55 MBThe government is being told it must do more if it wants to stop a big spike in the number of families ending up in poverty because of Covid-19. Treasury is forecasting unemployment to hit 10 percent by September and the number of people on the main unemployment benefit to double. Child poverty is also expected to rise. Despite that, yesterday's budget did not include any further increases to benefit levels or reform of the welfare system. Trevor McGlinchey from the Council of Christian ...
Morning Rural News for 15 May 2020
May 14, 2020 18:22 - 4 minutes - 3.69 MBNews from the rural and farming sector.
Early Business News for 15 May 2020
May 14, 2020 18:20 - 2 minutes - 2.39 MBA brief update from the business sector.
Budget spending on warmer homes not enough - advocate
May 14, 2020 18:16 - 2 minutes - 1.9 MBAdvocates for healthy homes say the government's budget its Warmer Kiwi Homes programme will leave thousands in the cold. The scheme has been expanded to cover 90 percent of the costs of insulation or heating retrofit for low-income households. The $56m investment is expected to cover an extra 9000 houses. The chief executive of the Green Building Council, Andrew Eagles says that leaves half a million households in substandard housing.
Budget: GPs want a slice of new health spending
May 14, 2020 18:13 - 3 minutes - 3.56 MBThe Government's big spending budget yesterday laid out how it would fight the impact of Covid-19 and steer New Zealand's economy back on track. Fifty billion is a big war chest, but it appears Finance Minister Grant Robertson is keeping some of his powder dry - with $20 billion as yet unallocated. Its centrepiece is a $4 billion business support package, which rolls over the wage subsidy scheme for eight weeks beyond the initial 12 weeks. But while the numbers are big, not everybody is ...
Coronavirus: Kōhanga Reo gets $200m funding boost
May 14, 2020 18:08 - 4 minutes - 3.78 MBKōhanga Reo say their staff have been underpaid and undervalued for too long and the budget's substantial cash injection will go some way to addressing that. The government is investing nearly $200 million over four years - the biggest funding increase to date. But Kōhanga Reo points out its still below the payout to other learning centres. Te Aniwa Hurihanganui reports.
6am World, Pacific and Sports news for 15 May 2020
May 14, 2020 18:00 - 9 minutes - 8.59 MBThe latest World, Pacific and Sports news
Top Stories for Friday 15 May 2020
May 14, 2020 18:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBTop stories this morning... A 20-billion-dollar war chest - or a 20-billion-dollar slush fund? We have all the reaction to Grant Robertson's Covid-19 budget We'll have political and economic reaction and we'll talk to business and community leaders and owners of small businesses and We reveal an unapproved police trial of facial recognition software carried out more than two dozen searches
The Hair Shop - Taihape
May 14, 2020 10:42 - 7 minutes - 6.89 MBMichelle Donovan is the owner of The Hair Shop in Taihape - on State Highway One right in the middle of the the gumboot capital of the world.
Late Night Budget Round Up
May 14, 2020 10:17 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBWe get some post-budget analysis from Pattrick Smellie, CEO of BusinessDesk
Little bit of sea-level rise = lots more coastal flooding
May 14, 2020 09:06 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBScientists warn that a small amount of sea-level rise could have big consequences for some low-lying parts of New Zealand.
Our Changing World for 14 May 2020
May 14, 2020 09:05 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBExperts discuss the findings from a recent NIWA report that shows a small amount of sea-level rise will cause more coastal flooding.
Dateline Pacific for 14th May
May 14, 2020 08:15 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBRNZ Pacific have temporarily suspended Dateline Pacific in it regular format so that they can concentrate their efforts on broadcasting to the Pacific. In the meantime, each weeknight we'll chat to one of their reporters for a daily update. Tonight Bryan Crump talks to Jamie Tahana
ABC Wantok program for 14 May 2020
May 14, 2020 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBThe latest Wantok program brought to you by the ABC
Materials: Fact or Fiction - Adamantium
May 14, 2020 07:35 - 21 minutes - 20 MBTonight Dr. Chris Bumby, Principal Scientist at Victoria University of Wellington's Robinson Institute; and Associate Investigator at the MacDiarmid Institute gies us his scientific take on Adamantium - one of several 'amazing materials' which have been invented over the years by the authors of Marvel comics. The 'indestructible' metal which becomes infused into the skeleton of the mutant X-men hero - Wolverine (played by Hugh Jackman in the movies).
Vanuatu Nightly News for 14 May 2020
May 14, 2020 07:30 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBVanuatu Nightly News brought to you by Pacific Media Network
Solomon Islands news in Pidgin for 14 May 2020
May 14, 2020 07:00 - 5 minutes - 5.4 MBThe latest news in Solomon Islands Pidgin
7pm Pacific regional news for 14 May 2020
May 14, 2020 07:00 - 7 minutes - 7.31 MBThe latest Pacific regional news
Self-destructing motions: confidence and budgets
May 14, 2020 06:55 - 4 minutes - 5.68 MBOn national numeracy day (well, budget day), we look at something from Parliament with no numbers: ‘no confidence’ motions and what happens if there isn't one?
Day one of level 2: Hair clippers buzzing, gyms pumping
May 14, 2020 06:51 - 5 minutes - 5.13 MBBarbers clippers have been running hot and gyms pumping as the country swings into alert level 2, but it's clear some businesses are still waiting for their precious customers to return. RNZ Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.
Budget: Domestic tourism plans 'a bit lacking' - NZ tour boss
May 14, 2020 06:45 - 7 minutes - 7.01 MBWendy van Lieshout is the chief executive of Active Adventures in Queenstown. Her business has been in operation for 23 years. She has unable to operate under Level 2. She talks to Lisa Owen about the Budget's tourism funding.
Ministry of Health seeking flu vaccines to meet extra demand
May 14, 2020 06:36 - 3 minutes - 3.18 MBDespite sourcing an extra 400,000 flu vaccines this year, New Zealand still might not have enough to cover all its vulnerable groups. The Ministry of Health has admitted it's working to source additional vaccines to meet the increased demand this year. But GPs say it needs to improve both its ordering and distribution of the flu vaccine to ensure high-risk groups are looked after in the future. Charlotte Cook reports.
Budget: Funding welcomed, but Māori business miss out
May 14, 2020 06:32 - 3 minutes - 3.49 MBThe government will spend $900 million on initiatives to support Māori to deal with the fall-out of Covid-19. The package includes $400 million on Māori education, a $137 million boost to Whānau Ora, and $200 million on a Māori Employment Package targeted at the regions. But Dr Matt Roskruge, a Māori senior lecturer in economics and finance, told RNZ Māori news correspondent Leigh-Marama McLachlan, that he expected more for Māori businesses.
Wellington retailers welcome customers back under level 2
May 14, 2020 06:23 - 6 minutes - 6.17 MBWhether it was a much needed catch up with a friend for coffee, or a dash to ToyWorld for a belated birthday present, Wellingtonians were out in force on Thursday as retailers reopened for business under level 2 rules. Checkpoint reporter Logan Church and videographer Sam Rillstone were out speaking to business owners and shoppers. He joins Lisa Owen live from Courtney Place as restaurants get ready to welcome customers back inside for the first time.
NZME's play for Stuff goes to court - again
May 14, 2020 06:18 - 8 minutes - 7.45 MBThe long-running saga of the mega-merger of our two biggest news publishers is heading for the High Court - not for the first time. Last time round, NZME and Stuff were fighting for the right to get together. This time the pair are seriously estranged.
Budget: Employment, Manufacturing Association boss looking for govt economic strategy
May 14, 2020 06:14 - 7 minutes - 6.7 MBBrett O'Riley is the chief executive of the Employers and Manufacturers Association. He talks to Lisa Owen about the Budget and New Zealand's economic future.
Opposition leader Simon Bridges responds to Budget 2020
May 14, 2020 06:06 - 8 minutes - 8.02 MBThe 2020 Budget was turned on its head and the Covid-19 pandemic forced the Finance Minister to leave some things on the cutting room floor, among them was reducing the cost of going to the doctor and the other is tertiary fees. Grant Robertson told Checkpoint there would be no second year of free tertiary fees. Meanwhile the extension to the wage subsidy gets a thumbs up from the National Party leader, but Simon Bridges says if he was Finance Minister there would be more for business in...
Lockdown hairdos finally get the chop under level 2
May 14, 2020 05:53 - 5 minutes - 4.69 MBAnd thousands of unruly mops and overgrown beards finally got the chop on Thursday. Huge lines formed outside the country's hairdressers, but some shop owners are concerned business could drop off after the initial rush. Nick Truebridge and Nick Monro visited some of Auckland's busiest barbers.
Covid-19: Shoppers queue for level 2 mall reopening
May 14, 2020 05:49 - 3 minutes - 2.92 MBShoppers queued outside malls this morning to celebrate the start of level 2 with some retail therapy. Businesses that have had to shut up shop for the entirety of lockdown could not wait to get back into the swing of things today, and their customers were equally happy to see them. Checkpoint reporter Nita Blake-Persen and cameraman Simon Rogers headed out to see who was shopping.
Budget: Rotorua tour boss needs domestic travel now
May 14, 2020 05:46 - 4 minutes - 3.74 MBPaul Button is the General Manager of Canopy Tours in Rotorua. Canopy Tours is a bit of an adventure playground - ziplines, swing bridges and canopy platforms. He joins Lisa Owen with his response to the Budget's tourism package.
Kelvin Davis discusses $400m tourism funding in Budget
May 14, 2020 05:37 - 8 minutes - 7.76 MBTourism got a carry-on bag full of cash in Budget 2020, but industry leaders say it's nothing compared to what needed to keep them afloat. The $400-million Tourism Recovery Fund includes a domestic tourism campaign, a programme to advise businesses, and funding to identify and protect strategic tourism attractions. There will also be a task force to come up with ideas for future tourism in New Zealand. But will any of those initiatives make up for our border being close indefinitely? Tou...
Evening business for Thursday 14 May
May 14, 2020 05:33 - 3 minutes - 3.03 MBNews from the business sector, including a market report.
Budget's tourism funding not enough - tourism leaders
May 14, 2020 05:24 - 6 minutes - 5.62 MBEight more weeks of the wage subsidy is not enough for one of New Zealand's largest tour operators to stay afloat. Pan Pacific Travel's Managing Director Matt Brady talks to Lisa Owen.
Budget's tourism funding not enough - major tour operator
May 14, 2020 05:24 - 6 minutes - 5.62 MBEight more weeks of the wage subsidy is not enough for one of New Zealand's largest tour operators to stay afloat. Pan Pacific Travel's Managing Director Matt Brady talks to Lisa Owen.
Tourists return to Queenstown after weeks of lockdown
May 14, 2020 05:20 - 4 minutes - 4.14 MBQueenstown rolled out the welcome mat to domestic visitors today as passenger planes flew in for the first time since April 1. The district has been reeling from thousands of job losses, with more than 5500 people requesting welfare since late March. Visual journalist Nathan McKinnon and tourism reporter Tess Brunton were in Queenstown as travel resumed.
Finance Minister Grant Robertson explains Budget 2020
May 14, 2020 05:10 - 9 minutes - 9.15 MBA $50 billion rescue fund sits at the centre of 2020's "once in a generation Budget" as the country braces for the economic carnage promised by Covid-19. Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the pandemic is a "one-in-100-year event" which demands record spending. He talks to Lisa Owen.
Budget 2020 an umbrella for a rainy day - Finance Minister Grant Robertson
May 14, 2020 05:10 - 9 minutes - 9.15 MBA $50 billion rescue fund sits at the centre of 2020's "once in a generation Budget" as the country braces for the economic carnage promised by Covid-19. Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the pandemic is a "one-in-100-year event" which demands record spending. He talks to Lisa Owen.
Budget 2020: $50b rescue fund in the shadow of Covid-19
May 14, 2020 05:07 - 3 minutes - 3.16 MBThursday May 14 in New Zealand saw an historic Budget from the government to rebuild the economy after Covid-19, while at the same time the country moved from level 3 lockdown into level 2. Finance Minister Grant Robertson says it is a once-in-a-generation Budget to tackle a monumental challenge - but the Opposition says there is no coherent plan. RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch has the details.
Budget overview
May 14, 2020 04:50 - 3 minutes - 3.35 MBLets take an overview of the Budget with journalist Tim Watkin from the Pundit, also from RNZ.
What is in the budget to address child poverty
May 14, 2020 04:40 - 6 minutes - 6.1 MBWhat has the Budget 2020 delivered for child poverty. Georgie Craw, the executive director of Child Poverty Action Group talks to the Panel.